Doll
Item number Ed5.2815 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Female doll (part a) with plaster face, hands, and feet. Black hair. Red round flat hat segmented and edged in gold which is tied under the chin with red silk. Top kimono is floral orange with light red lining. Under kimono is red with geometric gold cranes. Obi is gold brocade on orange ground. Woman is carrying wisteria branch in her right hand with the branch extending over her shoulder. Red lacquered wood and glass case (part b) surrounds doll. Base tied to cover with silk thread and having four panels of which three are glass and the fourth back panel is covered with silver dotted paper. The four panels are in a red lacquered frame.
Narrative
Part of the Miss Jessie M. Miller Collection. Miss Miller was a teaching evangelist for the Anglican Church of Canada.
Cultural Context
Doll would be displayed at girls festival in spring.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Collected between 1935 and 1968
- Owned by Jessie M. Miller
- Owned by Dorothy W. Miller, Donovan F. Miller and Mrs. Donovan F. Miller before November 9, 1977
- Received from Donovan F. Miller (Donor), Mrs. Donovan F. Miller (Donor) and Dorothy W. Miller (Donor) on November 9, 1977
What
- Name
- Doll
- Identification Number
- Ed5.2815
- Type of Item
- doll
- Material
- fibre, lacquer, paper, glass, wood, paint, metal and plaster
- Manufacturing Technique
- moulded, tied, glued, lacquered, cut, sewn, woven, printed, brocaded and painted
- Overall
- height 21.0 cm, width 17.0 cm, depth 11.4 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Jessie M. Miller, Dorothy W. Miller, Donovan F. Miller and Mrs. Donovan F. Miller
- Received from
- Donovan F. Miller (Donor), Mrs. Donovan F. Miller (Donor) and Dorothy W. Miller (Donor)
When
- Collection Date
- between 1935 and 1968
- Ownership Date
- before November 9, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on November 9, 1977
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0422/0011
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